Crowded out: how crowdsourcing for startups turned into business as usual

Citation

Brown R & Mawson S (2015) Crowded out: how crowdsourcing for startups turned into business as usual. The Conversation. 16.12.2015. https://theconversation.com/crowded-out-how-crowdsourcing-for-startups-turned-into-business-as-usual-52029

Abstract
Crowdfunding has been hailed by some as the “democratisation of finance”. To many, it is viewed as a key alternative source of finance where we can all get involved in backing new companies through either donations or the purchase of equity. Unfortunately, it hasn’t quite worked out like that.  Access article on The Conversation website: https://theconversation.com/crowded-out-how-crowdsourcing-for-startups-turned-into-business-as-usual-52029

Keywords
UK; Finance; Investment; Innovation; Crowdfunding; Startups